Industry News

To support the growing need for barrier films worldwide, ACG recently launched a new 200,000 square foot manufacturing facility. The facility in Shirwal, Pune (India) triples ACG Pharmapack's films output while maintaining high quality. The facility is ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 1400:2004 certified, conforms to cGMP norms and is on par with class 100000 guidelines. In addition, ACG Pharmapak has a DMF registration with the US FDA, meets EC norms, has an EMS certification, and is registered with SFDA-China and the Canadian Health Department.
 

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. and Grifols USA L.L.C. announce the availability of West’s Mix2Vial filtered transfer system for the reconstitution of Grifols’ coagulation therapies. The Mix2Vial system, developed and manufactured by West’s subsidiary Medimop Medical Projects Ltd., is a patented device designed for easy reconstitution of lyophilized drugs.

Irving Place Capital (IPC) is announcing that it has agreed to purchase Alpha Packaging (St. Louis, MO), a blow molder of plastic bottles and jars for the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and personal care markets. The transaction is expected to close in September of 2010.

Alpha Packaging manufactures plastic bottles and jars at five U.S. manufacturing facilities and has a new plant in the Netherlands. The company’s Technigraph division provides container decorating services to personal care brands.

DuPont is announcing that production for Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) resins has begun at its joint venture, Beijing Hua Mei Polymer Company Limited, in Beijing. The facility is DuPont’s first operation to make EVA in China. 

With an estimated annual growth rate of 14% during the next five years, vaccines will be one of the fastest-growing therapeutic areas, even outpacing oncology. Vaccines Review and Outlook 2010, PharmaLive’s newest Special Report, examines the reasons behind the growth and the developers/manufacturers, delivery systems, and innovations that are key drivers.

Industrial Dynamics/filtec (Torrance, CA) develops a new Single Platform Technology (SPT) system allowing users to view and access local and remote machines from a single touch-screen interface. The SPT interface is available for new machines, and can also serve as a compatible upgrade for all older filtec inspection models.

The Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council’s 2010 Showcase event on September 15, 2010 will focus on healthcare reform’s impact on pharmaceutical packaging.
 
A biennial, one-day industry event, HCPC Showcase offers a unique opportunity to learn about a variety of pharmaceutical packaging options from experts in the supplier industry. Each supplier presentation is conducted by members of the Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council and offers a valuable one-stop shopping opportunity for a minimal registration fee of $150.
 

PrePak Holdings Inc. announces that it has named Renard Jackson to serve as the company’s new chief executive officer and president. PrePak serves mid- to large-sized companies in the pharmaceutical, nutritional, consumer product, medical device, and animal health markets. With FDA-registered and cGMP compliant facilities, PrePak subsidiaries include PrePak Systems, Celeste Contract Manufacturing and Packaging, and Integrated Pharmaceutical Packaging.

TraceLink, Inc. and Patheon, Inc., a provider of contract development and manufacturing services to the global pharmaceutical industry, announced a strategic partnership for implementing TraceLink’s supply chain visibility and collaboration network.
 
“The Patheon Partnering Philosophy is based on the establishment of strategic relationships with our Life Science customers that deliver increased competitiveness and operational improvement,” said Paul Garofolo, Patheon’s executive vice president, corporate technology.

The New Jersey Packaging Executives Club is now accepting submissions for the annual Package of the Year Awards competition and Exhibition Gala. “We are excited to bring you this high profile forum to show your best work, and have your submissions reviewed by our blue ribbon panel of judges,” NJPEC announced.
Submissions must be work produced from September 2009 to August 2010 in the following categories:

Cosmetics and Fragrances
Food and Beverage
Pharmaceuticals/Medical Devices
Promotional Packaging